West Virginia vs. Stephen F. Austin March Madness Preview

Following their first two-year NCAA tournament absence under Bob Higgins, West Virginia made it to the Sweet 16 last year and looks like a legitimate threat to build on that in 2016.

After a stellar season in a stacked Big 12, the Mountaineers earned a No. 3 seed and will begin the Big Dance against Stephen F. Austin

Here’s a look at their opening matchup and game details:

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REGION: East

DATE: Friday, March 18

TIME: 7:10 p.m. ET

TV CHANNEL: CBS

POINT SPREAD: West Virginia (-7). Click here for more March Madness betting info from Heavy’s partners at OddsShark.

LIVE STREAM INFO: CBS offers live streams of every game on March Madness Live. For games on TNT, TBS or TruTV a cable login will be required.

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West Virginia at a Glance

RECORD: 26-8 (13-5 Big 12)

LOCATION: Morgantown, West Virginia

CONFERENCE: Big 12

COACH: Bob Huggins

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Jaysean Paige (13.9 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 1.5 SPG), Devin Williams (13.3 PPG, 9.3 RPG), Jonathan Holton (8.9 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 1.0 SPG, .531 FG%), Jevon Carter (9.7 PPG, 3.3 APG, 1.7 SPG, 1.3 3ptPG)

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Stephen F. Austin at a Glance

RECORD: 23-10

LOCATION: Nacogdoches, Texas

CONFERENCE: Southland

COACH: Brad Underwood

PLAYERS TO WATCH: F Thomas Walkup (17.3 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 4.6 APG, 2.1 SPG) Clide Geffrard, Jr. (13.2 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 1.4 APG) and G Demetrious Floyd (13.5 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 1.6 APG, .424 3P%)

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